Bottle-closure.



G. W. GUSTAFSON.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 2, 1911.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gusrar V. GUsTnr- :soN, a citizenof the United States of Amen ica, and a resident of the city of: Seattle, in

the county of King and State or Washington, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to make refilling of bottles so difficult that an attempt to refill would not, ordinarily, be worth the trouble required. I attain such object by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which--- iilgure 1 1s a nud sectional view in elevation of the upper portion of a receptacle, (within which portion my invention is embodied), showing someparts disposed as they wouldbe when such receptacle is full oi a liquid. Fig. 2 is a like viewexcept that said parts are shown as disposed as they would be when such receptacle is prepared for filling with a liquid. Fig. 3 is a plan view in cross-section of same on broken line .n-zc and Fig. 4 is a plan View of details of my invention wlth a portion of one part broken away to show other parts, some of which are in cross section.

Like reference numbers refer to like parts throughout the drawing.

Referring to the drawings, 5 represents the neck of a bottle whose internal diameter constricted at'its lower part by a flange 6 and Within such constricted portion is a closely fitting vertically movable stopper 7 comprising a hollow cylinder whose upper end is closed by a disk shaped cap 8, whose outer edge extends to and engages with the wall of the neck 5. That portion of said disk shaped cap which extends outwardly from the cylindrical portion of stopper 7 is perforated. with numerous holes through which a liquid may flow only when the stopper 7 is raised so the said cap 8 does not rest on the top of the flange 6.

The stopper 7 in its cvlindrical portion near the cap 8 is provided with a plurality of holes 9 through which a liquid may flow only when said stopper 7 is raised so that said holes 9 are higher than said flange 6. The lower end of stopper 7 is provided with a funnel shaped aperture within which is disposed a ball 15, of suitable material, adapted to act as a valve to obstruct the flow of a liquid in a downward direction but which would permit a flow of liquid into the Serial No. 652,422.

stopper 7 if the bottle be inverted and ii, when the bottle be so inverted, the said stepper 7 is in a position so that holes 9 are not obstructed by fiange 6 shown in Fig. 2) then a liquid may fiow through. said sto per 7.

Within the neck 5, above the flange 6 and the top of stopper 7, are disposed webdike wings or deflectors 10, two each from opposite sides of said neck 5, said deflectors 10 being semi-circular in form and so placed that the upper deflector on one side has its straight edge projecting within the space between the two deflectors on the opposite side while the lower deflector on said opposite side has its straight edge project within the space between the two deflectors on the said one side as shown in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2, whereby a wire or other instrument may not readily be guided downwardly from the top oi thebottlc to reach the stopper .7. A

suitable cork or other means for closing the opening at the top of the neck 5 is disposed as shown. in Fig. 1. a

The looped wire 13 passes through holes in the disk shaped. cap 8 thence its ends lead upwardly to and through the neckoi the bottle as shown in Fig 2 which represents my invention embodied in a bottle ready to be filledwith a liquid.

The operation oi? filling a bottle of my invention constructed as shown. and described consists in disposing the stopper 7 and wire 18 as illustrated, then invert the bottle, whereupon the ball 15 (which should be of material heavier than water) will fall away from the funnel shaped outlet of stopper 7. A desired liquid is then injected by pressure upwardly into the bottle to a desired amount whereupon the bottle may be placed upright and the looped wire 13 be withdrawn to al low stopper 7 to drop down to its position on flange 6 as shown in Fig. 1. The cork 11 may then be forced into the opening of neck 5.

Manifestly, in the process of making a bottle of my invention the same is molded in two parts and united after the stopper 7 has been placed in its position.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Lettors Patent of the United States of America, is

1. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a bottle having its neck constricted at some distance below its mouth Patented Aug. 25, 1914:-

to form a plane annular valve seat surrounding a cylindrical passage below the same, of a tubular, laterally perforated, cylindrical member sliding in said passage, closed at its upper end provided at its upper end with a plane perforated annular flange fitting said seat, and with an internal downwardly-converging hollow conical frustum below the perforations, and a ball normally closing the lower end of said frustum and free within the same.

2. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a bottle having its neck constricted at some distance below its mouth to form a plane annular valve seat surrounding an axial cylindrical passage leading to the body of the bottle, of a hollow cylindrical member sliding in said passage closed at its upper end, laterally perforated near its upper end, provided at its upper end with an external annular flange fitting said seat and having below the perforations in said member an internal, downwardly convergent, hollow frustum peripherally united at its upper end with said member, and a loose ball normally closing the lower end of said frustum; said neck being provided with a baffle plate in position to limit the upward sliding of said member.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 22 day of Sept. 1911.

GUSTAF W. GUSTAFSON.

WVitnesses:

ARLITA ADAMS, WViLLrAM H. GORHAM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentn, Washington, D. C. 

